Word: anxious
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...anxious as the country is over anthrax, the isolated outbreaks are only a lukewarm version of what a true infectious-disease hot zone would look like. Because anthrax is rarely contagious, the exposures to the bacteria have been well contained. But with other agents, that may not be so easy. Smallpox in particular has public health officials concerned. Since 1980, when the World Health Organization declared that the disease had been eradicated, the world's population has not been vaccinated. The U.S. ended routine immunizations in 1971, and even for those who got the shots as children, the vaccine...
With Anthrax in the mail and a war under way whose end is nowhere in sight, it's hardly surprising that a lot of people are feeling anxious these days. For most of us, the tightness in the stomach comes at moments of crisis, but it's manageable, and it goes away again. For others, though--especially those who tend to be anxious anyway--the feeling can be overwhelming. And while such severe anxiety can be transient, it can sometimes persist for weeks--or even longer...
...happened upon Sanders Theater last Monday night would not have been able to detect that the treacherous midterm season has descended on the campus. The theater, usually reserved for sleepy-eyed Social Analysis 10 students and sedate Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra concert-goers, was filled to the brim with anxious fans awaiting the three rambunctious frontmen with Boston roots better known as Dispatch. Braddigan (Brad Corrigan), Chetro (Chad Urmston), and Repete (Pete Heimbold) turned what would have been a great opportunity to catch up on study and sleep into an energy-filled, dancing-in-the-isles, let’s-break...
...visitor who happened upon Sanders Theater last Monday night would not have been able to detect that the treacherous midterm season has descended on the campus. The theater, usually reserved for sleepy-eyed Social Analysis10 students and sedate Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra concert-goers, was filled to the brim with anxious fans awaiting the three rambunctious frontmen with Boston roots better known as Dispatch. Braddigan (Brad Corrigan), Chetro (Chad Urmston), and Repete (Pete Heimbold) turned what would have been a great opportunity to catch up on study and sleep into an energy-filled, dancing-in-the-isles, let?...
...been anxious to retain impartiality in writing my review, and then realized that perceived objectivity wasn’t as important as being able to both see clearly and speak candidly, fortified rather than hampered by my history of listening to Amos. In truth, the fan experience had come full circle—from girl with the drugstore fairy wings to girl with the tape recorder and back...